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Marijuana found hidden inside jalapeño shipment in Progreso
Posted: 11.13.2012 at 10:10 AM
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More than $785,000 dollars worth of marijuana is off the streets after authorities found 302 packages hidden inside a shipment of jalapeños.

It all happened at the Progreso International Bridge on Friday.

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers said an 18-wheeler with a shipment of jalapeños came into the United States from Mexico.

Customs officers sent the 18-wheeler to secondary inspection where authorities allegedly found 302 packages with 785.9 pounds of marijuana hidden inside 1,000 packages of jalapeños.

Investigators believe the marijuana would have been worth $785,900 dollars on the streets.

No arrests were made but the incident remains under investigation.

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